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Expenditure and Consumption Survey, 2005

West Bank and Gaza, 2005 - 2006
Reference ID
WBG_2005_PECS_v01_M
Producer(s)
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
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Literacy status (PLIT)

Data file: Pal_2005_Person

Overview

Valid: 0
Valid: 0
Invalid: 0
Invalid: 0
Type: Discrete
Decimal: 0
Start: 67
End: 67
Width: 1
Range: -
Format:

Questions and instructions

Categories
Value Category
0 No
1 Can read & write
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

Description

Definition
This variable indicates whether the person is literate (can read and write) or not
Universe
All individuals aged 10+

Others

Notes
GENERAL NOTES
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A person is considered literate if they can both read and write and not just one or the other. A semi-literate person (one who can read, but cannot write) is said to be illiterate.
In the case where the survey asks only whether a person can read but does not ask if they can write, and in case there no information in the questionnaire about the reading and writing ability literacy cannot be determined, these are coded as missing.
If there are no questions about the read and write ability but the educational attainment is elementary or upper the individual is considered literate


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